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Victorian Premier announces new measures to tackle anti-Semitism
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli has welcomed the Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s proposed measures to confront anti-Semitism, dangerous demonstrations and strengthen social cohesion across the state. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq
Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip to Iraq in 2021, the pontiff has revealed in an autobiography. Source: CNN.
Australia to send search and rescue teams to Vanuatu after powerful earthquake
At least six people have died after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu’s capital city of Port Vila, according to local media and the United Nations. Source: ABC News.
Good Sams praised for ‘diligent and rigorous approach’
A safeguarding audit of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict has found that safeguarding is developed and embedded across all 10 National Catholic Safeguarding Standards. Source: ACSL.
Community housing provider builds new name to reflect mission
Centacare Evolve Housing, Tasmania’s largest provider of community housing, has changed its name to Loreto Community Housing, affirming its Catholic identity and signifying an important evolution in the organisation’s structure. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Notre Dame student awarded Indo-Pacific scholarship
The University of Notre Dame Australia has congratulated law and arts student Genevieve Phillips for being awarded a prestigious 2025 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.
Heads of churches in Holy Land call for peace in Christmas message
Leaders of Christian churches in the Holy Land have released a joint Christmas message declaring the joyful news of the Nativity and calling for an end to hostilities across the region. Source: CNA.
‘Prayer works’: Priest recounts miraculous healing
“Prayer works … and God is always listening to our prayers,” says a Los Angeles priest who, as a seminarian, experienced a miraculous healing that led to the forthcoming canonisation of a much beloved Italian youth. Source: Catholic Review.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has no spiritual justification: Pope
In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia’s war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification. Source: CNS.